Physicists Spot Potential Source of 'Oh-My-God' Particles

Posted by Unknown on Wednesday July 9, 2014 @02:06AM from the giant-alien-particle-acceleration-experiment dept.

sciencehabit (1205606) writes For decades, physicists have sought the sources of the most energetic subatomic particles in the universe — cosmic rays that strike the atmosphere with as much energy as well-thrown baseballs. Now, a team working with the Telescope Array, a collection of 507 particle detectors covering 700 square kilometers of desert in Utah, has observed a broad 'hotspot' in the sky in which such cosmic rays seem to originate. Although not definitive, the observation suggests the cosmic rays emanate from a distinct source near our galaxy and not from sources spread all over the universe.

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Reavers by PPH · 2014-07-09 02:23 · Score: 4, Funny

Running ther reactors without shielding.

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Re:Ooh, ooh, I have a bogus theory by Anonymous Coward · 2014-07-09 02:42 · Score: 3, Funny

Just whatever you do, do not cross that streams. that would be bad.
Valhalla! by jsepeta · 2014-07-09 03:26 · Score: 3, Funny

or perhaps it's from a stargate

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